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Showerthought: I finally gave in and tested a wireless glass break sensor

For years, I was convinced a hardwired sensor was the only way to go for glass break detection, thinking wireless was just a gimmick. Last month, a client in a historic home in Savannah insisted on no new wiring, so I installed a Honeywell 5853. I monitored it for two weeks straight, and it caught every single test break without a single false alarm. Has anyone else run a long term test on these and found them reliable?

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nathan_patel3mo ago

My buddy had the same stubborn idea about wireless sensors lol. He tested one in his garage for like six months and it never missed a beat, even with all the random noise out there. Totally changed his mind.

nathan_patel3mo ago

Technology's come a long way in filtering out interference. My buddy's garage test proves they can handle real world mess now. It's worth giving them a shot before writing them off.

palmer.henry2mo ago

Ask him what specific noise sources he hit it with in that garage test. Was it just dropping metal tools on concrete or did he try stuff like slamming a car door right next to it? My concern with that Honeywell unit is how it handles the low frequency thud from something like a heavy steel chair scraping across tile, which sounds nothing like breaking glass but can fool the sensor if the algorithm is basic.